Daily Republican., 1887-11-11
LOVE FINDS A WAY.

had iurned and made over and dyed
until there was rothing else could he
doae TO them. Ronslie, who was the
pet OF the family, exultsd In tho pos
'ession OF new white muslin, and il
mn,t say ths. was little Jealous.
We expected a visit from our cousin
Dale ArdavAD, and were rather
ashamed OF our poor little house and
turroundiDss. kosalie always appro
priated him for herself. rs she had done
everything siuce 1 was baby, but ii
liked sbe bis, manly fellow just the
| same.
IL Dale noticed our shabbinsss be
said nothing abo1t 1t when he came. II
saw very liu!s OF him, rs l taught the
village scho1!, bat hs was generally ou
hand to speak q kind word when /
started out. R1salle and ho spent whole
days tose ther, aod 1t looked very much
liss match would resnit.
One marpiDg az they vera starting
Oft 60 go 10 picnic he stopped me with
, an earnest ioOk on bis face.
why will fou work yourself to
death?" he eaid. Better come with nc
10 the woOis."
Bu. shook my head. could not
| tell HIN that mother aud Eosalie were
dependent On my efforts. AL day IN
the hot scholl room his kindly eyes fol.
lowed and cheersd me.
In the afternoon, just IS recess waa
| over, . terrible storm came up and l
had oil oOu.d do to re-asssure the
children, who wers ing around me.
bsgan TO pray, for / was terribly
| frightened at tho thunder. The next
moment there WAS peal OF igbtnipe
and the roof Of the schooihouse fell In.
| can rememb bsr being picke1 up 10
some ones 8 rong ar;rs and feeling tear
upon my face, and lips pressed to mine;
tnen all vas blank again.
But ons moninR--cb. sweet, blessed
rslteii opened my eyes on onr home y
little room, never beforo u paradise 70
me Evsrythiur waa still, 80 very still,
sLd slowly took In each faminAr ob
jact. ssatsi b. tho window, his fScs
10 bis hSnds. Wan Dale Ardavan,
"DAle," ssid, In thin. wesk voice,
surely not ny voice, "come here"
30 started forward, bat checked the
words that ross to his lips, and came
sni knelt quissiy by the bedside, and
am sure that there was something mo Ia
on the pitifn;, wasted hands he bent
over, but he said Rever word.
I osNp Woos oh
scarcely positive as 20, 10 myown iden
tity, II have bsen very Ill "
Yes, yerv Iii, my Miriam but yor
must not talk, roe ever so litsle, You
ars better low, 81 much better, bu
quiet Ia essen tiai
"r.ll ms, tten, every thing, a!l sbou
1t, Tor can never rest until tho drss m
Ing ard the reality axe sspsrste and dis
| LiLct.
Il Ee told ma then Of how he and Rosa
lie, sesiDR the storm had returned trou
sts picnic, and he started toward tn
schooibouse, INTENDING 20 bripg m
bone, and found nothing but frigh!
j. f1i Dags Cf brick and mortar; OF no,
. tie village bnd oopere2stet, aud NJ sn
+ women and children, too, had WORKED
NJ never befors in an agony OF fear, 10
il wa thtI own d .sh and blood the
lay buried beneath.
"You esoapel bstt,r than most c
thsu, Miriam" sail Dale, In conclU
sion, g. nd had 1t not been for tho feve
raging IA your Veins, and In any cas
inevitable, you would not have sufere
greaJ.y from ths accident; "a it IL. 20
hav, haa an aoqusssionably sever
time We knew thiI morning. MI
lam, and there wss a littlo 9uiVer
his voics. sand the chances wtTe ten
ore you wouid open your eyes on tt
9th world Instead of this. Than
God, ths latter Is The case. But sne
would ba too much for you to hear |
opcs, for had closed my eyes and To
room was swim ming around In ~hir
1t was ioust aweat coming back
life, Aunt Winutfrej, gentle and ool
HiderA'c, showing more tepdsrna
toward ma than had deemed possib
Rosalie, Quiescent. TO say the least, II
she was tieYer enough 10 discern tn
this WAS tha wiaast card she could pla
Just row, and Dale Ardarap, with
ever thoughtful, attentive kineness th
left not hing aodone tina, could be dol
to tsmpt back my Old friends, heal
and strsngtb. Il Was small wonde
then, that my recovery was very rapi
One evening, o bleak, glo-my eve
ing 100 raw decid ed y for me to ventu
out fo- my accustomed drive. rs l /;
on the lExurious easy couch that hi
found it's way, along with = great NAL
other comiOrts, into our hum BILE hom
- tho door opened softly and Dale ent.
ed, his bright face scariag away T.
!. gloomy shadows gathering with 4
q. dreamy twilight.
~ "A letter for meP" o; ks5, seeing
ii brought the mail
"No, but you may read nine-th
Y IA, II thers il sufficient light" and
of csms and stood baside me.
"Oh, oan see," i returned, reAchtI
: up for the letter.
1t was short enough, very short,
hold all that 1t did for me. Tns exE
risnced physician who ha1 accept
l Mi y Snr n pNunian xu1
ter bad grown impatient OF his pl
diats return,
1t had com e sshen, this thing that
5 had been resoi utely shutting my ey
to tho past few weeks-sbis shipg tn
was too terrible to even think OF. i
was going.
Ths twilight shadows we're most VI
coma now.
when DO you think. Miriam"
asked. half lightly, half earl esti
"tnat you will be we'll eneugh 20 d
phnsa with my medical attention
When will yoa be your old self, t
light hearted, light-footsd little q
that sprang into my arms tbs hrst day
came, do you reEembes?"
did not answer immedi lately; ! "
thinking, thinking that ! could nev
: again be the same Miriam, that my y
could never again 20 back 10 IT'S o.
con tented, ana unbroken level. B
: such thonshta must not be put In
words, and silence could not last fo
ever, and so. after . little. my ansv
: came, com mou place and quiet.
81 am getting better and stronger
- rapidly. and your duties demand 20
II presence so imperatively, think G
do very wall without you now"
al A prim, awkward speech, prlmly n
awk wardiy spoken.
Dale laughed and kuelt beside me.
"complimentsry, indeed; bus "a
pose, Miriam, that l can never